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Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: October 28th, 2015, 8:55 pm
by Janne+Ais
Felis silvestris wrote: Villu? :shock:
But what is with Villu? Something happened to the logger or the GPS turned crazy?
If we believe the map, Villu flew about 3800 km straight to the Algerian desert
I hope, he didn't take an aeroplane - involuntarily... :slap:

Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: October 28th, 2015, 9:08 pm
by Felis silvestris
This long straight line makes one think something like this! :unsure:
I really hope there is a better explanation for this! :bow:

Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: October 28th, 2015, 9:33 pm
by Bea
Must be some kind of mistake with the birdmap software or so ..... when I look at it now there is not even an update from today and Villu is still shown near Różanystok :puzzled:

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Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: October 29th, 2015, 3:32 pm
by Felis silvestris
Really looks like it was some glitch in the map, today it looks normal again, I will post the details from home in the evening.

Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: October 29th, 2015, 7:48 pm
by Felis silvestris
October 29

The map looks normal again, Kordian has started to move a bit more towards West, so has Villu. Maybe he also wants to say hello to human Kordian.

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Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: October 31st, 2015, 12:28 pm
by Felis silvestris
October 30 + 31

Both buzzards have changed the direction a bit and head now south-west.

Kordian on Oct. 30 took a day of rest near a small wood near Kamieńczyk-Pierce

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Villu crossed the Biebrzański Park

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Next day, Kordian resumed his journey and crossed Warsaw and is heading again a bit more towards south. Villu is on a parallel course a few kilometres north of Kordian's course.

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Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: November 1st, 2015, 10:21 pm
by Felis silvestris
November 1

Both buzzards continued their journey at the same direction, Kordian is heading for Łódź and Villu to Przasnysz

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Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: November 2nd, 2015, 7:17 pm
by Felis silvestris
November 2

No big change, it looks as if Kordian is planning to fly around Łódź. Villu is south of Przasnysz.

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Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: November 3rd, 2015, 7:16 pm
by Felis silvestris
November 3

They did not fly far, so no great chance since the last update. Maybe the places are nice and mice are easy to catch?

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Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: November 4th, 2015, 8:29 pm
by Felis silvestris
November 4

Buzzard Villu seems to have found a nice wood for a rest near Wierzbowo

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Kordian has passed Łódź now and also headed for a wood

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Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: November 6th, 2015, 10:13 pm
by Felis silvestris
November 5 + 6

Buzzard Villu makes slow progress

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Buzzard Kordian takes a rest in a wooded area

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Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: November 7th, 2015, 6:19 pm
by Felis silvestris
November 7

Villu is still staying in the larger area between Ciechanów and Przasnysz.

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Kordian is apparently still liking the mice found in the area where he spent the last few days.

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Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: November 10th, 2015, 9:34 am
by Urmas
Not much progress in migration could be caused by weather conditions (rainy, foggy, etc).
But in general Common Buzzards are slow speed migrants - stopping often, not having long daily distances. Great difference if to compare to Honey Buzzards for example.
Spring migration of Villu was much quicker as autumn one.

Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: November 10th, 2015, 6:43 pm
by Felis silvestris
November 10

Urmas is right, there is not much movement, they seem to have found places where they find enough food, rest and there is no need to hurry on. I don't know how the weather is in Poland, here it is more like a late summer than autumn or even beginning winter. Maybe it is like this there too, so no need to hurry to warmer places. Spring of course means "going home", and the wish to be home is speeding up migration.

Villu has though moved a bit since the last data, moved on to a larger wooded area around Pieńpole

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Kordian is still moving around the same area.



In June Bavarian TV had a very interesting and moving documentation about the migration of a young honey buzzard, found in the middle of Munich. Fitted with a transmitter his movements could be followed.
http://www.br.de/fernsehen/bayerisches- ... l-100.html

Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: November 10th, 2015, 7:59 pm
by Janne+Ais
Felis silvestris wrote:...In June Bavarian TV had a very interesting and moving documentation about the migration of a young honey buzzard, found in the middle of Munich. Fitted with a transmitter his movements could be followed.
http://www.br.de/fernsehen/bayerisches- ... l-100.html
What a pity, I cannot find this in the media centre. :puzzled:

Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: November 10th, 2015, 9:13 pm
by Felis silvestris
If I'm not wrong, such documentaries are only for a certain time online. But maybe it is worth to keep the eyes open, sometimes one of the other "3rd programs" take such things up. If I happen see it, I will post an alert in "What is going on" viewtopic.php?f=8&t=98

Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: November 10th, 2015, 9:40 pm
by Janne+Ais
Thanks a lot, Felis, I subscribed this topic, which I didn't know up to now. :bow:

Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: November 11th, 2015, 8:32 pm
by Felis silvestris
November 11

Both buzzards have not moved on, are still hunting mice and resting in the same area as before.

Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: November 12th, 2015, 7:50 pm
by Felis silvestris
November 12

Buzzard Kordian is still hunting mice at the place he was for the last days.

Buzzard Villu has resumed his journey and covered roughly 15 km since the last transmission

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Re: Migration of the buzzards Villu and Kordian

Posted: November 16th, 2015, 9:20 pm
by Felis silvestris
November 16

For a few days not much happened. But now it looks like both buzzards are on the move again.

Villu is still moving in the same direction

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Kordian has decided to move back for a bit it seems

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